Welcome to the Queer Care Community
My name is Toyah (she/her) - I am a neurodivergent/queer artist, community organisor, earth crafter & the founder of Garden of Queerdom. I will be your host throughout the season and on occasion, I will also be joined by my partner - and GOQ member - Mandy or by another collaborating artist/host.
About your host
The Queer Care Community is a place that creates space for conversations, care and creation around topics relating to queerness, community and earth - through workshops, care sessions and our slow bookclub we come together weekly to connect, care and be with each other.
I aim to make this space as accessible as possible and have a non-hierarchal way of facilitating/teaching. This community is held and built by all of us together & In this space there is room to grow, experiment and show up exactly as we are: imperfect, messy and beautiful.
I am so excited to start this first Summer season together with you and am very much looking forward to sharing this space with such an amazing community.
About this space
With love,
Toyah
How to get around
Each live session is hosted on Zoom. On this membership page you will find all of the info about upcoming sessions, the season’s timetable, zoom-links to join & links to the Discord channel/WhatsApp group. Scroll below to find all the information you need.
You will also receive a weekly email with the info and Zoom-link to the upcoming session.
Note: the replay page can be found through the top menu
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us: gardenofqueerdom@gmail.com
About the sessions
About the sessions
Queer Care Sessions
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During the Queer Care Sessions we collectively make room to care for ourselves and each other on/off camera: read that book you’ve been meaning to read for so long, go for a walk, create, cook, sing, dance or just witness your community in care.
We start every session with a short check in and close with a short check-out led by Toyah.
The care sessions are “silent” sessions where we work on something for ourselves and witness each other do the same. In the chat there is room to check in and share with the community. -
There are two Queer Care Sessions held every month on Zoom. The sessions take place every other Friday, between 11AM and 12PM (cest). Replays are available on the replay page.
Upcoming care session dates and the full season’s timetable can be found below on this community page
Queer & Craft Workshops
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Workshops & sessions this Summer season
This Summer season we will focus our queer/craft workshops around the theme of “plant allyship” and community care.
There will be a introductory workshop with a led journaling practice and a craft workshop around your chosen plant ally. Our queer themed workshop this season will be an open exploration of community care and how to practice it.More about the workshops
Queer & craft workshops are hosted monthly and look like:Craft workshops: are seasonal plant/craft workshops led by Toyah, Mandy or guest artist where we explore one technique or medium per season.
Queer themed workshops: Are an open exploration/conversation on important topics such as; community care, neurodivergence, disability justice, trans care, BIPOC experience, earth justice and more.
Community led workshop:
There is space for community members to host their own skill sharing workshops or session with the community. These sessions will be held throughout the seasons. Contact us if this is something you would like to do!
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Workshops are hosted live on Zoom, once a month on Friday’s between 11AM and 12PM (cest). Replays are available on the replay page.
Upcoming workshop dates and the full season’s timetable can be found below on this community page
The Slow Book Club
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The Slow Book Club is a seasonal book club, where we discuss our favorite and important writings on queer care & earth justice.
Every season will be accompanied by one book, which we will discuss over the course of three months.
During this Summer season, we will dive into an important and life changing work together: Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Although we recommend reading the entire book, you do not need to buy/read the book to participate in the book club sessions.
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There will be one live book club session held monthly on Zoom, Friday’s between 11AM and 12PM (cest). Replay’s are available through the Replay page.
Upcoming book club dates and the full season’s timetable can be found below on this community page
Online Community Channels
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A Discord community channel will be made available for you to join & will stay available even if you leave.
This channel is a private space where you can connect with each other outside of the live sessions: to dive deeper into specific topics, find people to meet up with or share a request on the community care board.You can also join our WhatsApp community - this is not a “members only” space.
Find the link in the description box below -
Link to join the Discord channel:
https://discord.gg/X8V9ESUY
Link to join the WhatsApp community:
Join the WhatsApp community here
Upcoming sessions & dates:
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Slow Book Club
Friday 22nd of August
11:00-12:00 (cest)
Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall KimmererChapter: The Honorable Harvest (P175-201)
Click the link to download the chapter
More info & Zoom-link will follow through email
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Extra workshop: Community Care
Friday the 29th of August
11:00-13:00 (cest)During this second workshop on Community Care, we will take 2 hours to explore the topic together and how we can practice it in our daily lives.
This workshop is donation based and open to everybody outside of this community. More info soon!
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Start of new season: Autumn!
Friday the 5th of Sept
11:00 - 12:00 (cest)Intro/care session to start the new season off together.
More info & timetable for the entire Autumn season can be found on the membership page soon.
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New season workshop
Friday 12th of Sept
11:00-12:00 (cest)TBA
You need a Zoom account to join the sessions.
To attend a session: go to your Zoom account, click “join” and copy the meeting ID & password below. Before every session the zoom-link will also be sent to you through email. Please do not share this link with people outside of the community.
How to join the sessions
Workshops & Book Club
Meeting ID: 828 0425 7577
Password: 869842
Care Sessions
Meeting ID: 885 2545 5043
Password: 959742
FAQs
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Nope! It’s totally up to you which sessions you join or don’t join.
The workshops and book club are part of a seasonal series, but designed to also be enjoyed on their own.
You can also watch the replays of previous sessions if you like. -
Yes! The replays from each session can be found through the separate “replay” page under the menu.
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No! It is totally up to you in which way you participate in the sessions and workshops. You can be on- or offscreen, type in the chat or just watch.
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Every live session is hosted on Zoom and led by Toyah (your host) - they will give an introduction on the subject depending on the session.
At the start of every session, there is a moment to check in with the community - with room to share on camera or in the chat.
During the care sessions we work on/off camera on our own chosen project in “silence” with room to talk in the chat.Workshops & book clubs are more participatory; with a led discussion or craft session by the host and the community.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please reach out to us through email: gardenofqueerdom@gmail.com